As a Structures Design Engineer on this space vehicle program, you’ll play a key technical role and contribute to shaping engineering standards for pressurized structures, thrust frames, and integrated fluid systems. You’ll serve as the Responsible Engineer for major vehicle subsystems—owning the hardware from initial requirements through design, development, analysis, fabrication, testing, vehicle integration, and ultimately flight. We’re a small, driven team, so you’ll need to collaborate closely across disciplines with both engineers and technicians to move quickly. You’ll also be hands-on with your designs, with opportunities to build and test your own hardware—so expect to roll up your sleeves and work shoulder-to-shoulder with the shop and integration teams.
Qualifications
3+ years minimum experience in working in aerospace structures or fluids
Designed, built and tested hardware
Demonstrated proficiency with CAD software and analysis software (ANSYS preferred), should be able to talk to multiple examples of both
Ability to determine appropriate level of work for a problem (from hand calcs to multi-physics finite element solutions) and execute the work accordingly
Familiarity with launch vehicle design desired (cryogenic propellant familiarity preferred)
Excellent written and verbal communication
Bachelor’s degree in engineering
Responsibilities
Define the structural and major fluids design of the rocket in coordination with owners of other portions of the vehicle
Procure and manage all hardware for components and structures that you own
Work to get your hardware built, tested and integrated onto the vehicle
Help build design tools and guidelines that will accelerate development of components